On May 19th, Lufthansa Technik and Airbus announced that they had entered a technical collaboration to develop and certify the application of AeroSHARK riblet technology on the wings and stabilizers of the Airbus A330ceo.
A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field near Oakhampton in Devon with witnesses describing wreckage strewn across the field. The Royal Navy issued a statement confirming the crash which happened at 04:00 this morning but didn’t confirm the aircraft type or how many crew were onboard. They added “it would be inappropriate to […]
A JetBlue flight on approach to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Monday evening was forced to maneuver out of the way of another aircraft after receiving a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) alert. According to air traffic control recordings, the pilot of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo reported that the other aircraft, which was flying […]
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easyJet is Europe’s second-largest carrier by flights. According to the budget operator’s schedule submission to Cirium Diio, 1,815 daily movements (takeoffs and landings combined) are available in June. It provides about 8% of the continent’s services.
United Airlines launched its Elevated Boeing 787-9 in spring 2026 with a redesigned cabin carrying 64 Polaris suites and eight larger Polaris Studio suites. The aircraft represents the most premium-heavy widebody any US carrier has put into service, with 99 of its 222 seats in premium cabins and a product designed to compete at the […]
Yesterday marked the start of a lengthy operational hiatus on Iberia’s route between Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) in Spain and Havana José Martí International Airport (HAV) in Cuba. From then until late October, the national airline of Spain has opted to suspend the operations of its flights between the Spanish and Cuban capital […]
On May 19th, it was reported by the Italian Ministry of Defense that it had awarded a contract to Airbus for the planned procurement of a fleet of six A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft, as part of a deal valued at €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion).
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Qatar Airways is the world’s 11th-largest airline for international flights. The oneworld member’s 241 passenger aircraft and the complete lack of a domestic market influence the positioning. When only long-haul services are considered, the carrier ranks fourth globally.
Australia-based Jetstar has purchased 48 of the new Airchair II units from UK-based manufacturer Airchair. The deal was made public during the RedCabin Innovation Summit, currently underway in Seeheim. Prior to choosing the Airchair II Jetstar ran a procurement process, comparing other aisle chairs to the model it was using. READ: Airchair triples production capacity As […]
Dutch hybrid-electric aircraft developer Maeve Aerospace (Maeve) has entered bankruptcy and liquidation after failing to secure a vital €20 million bridge investment, disrupting the long-term regional fleet roadmaps of major commercial airline partners. An Amsterdam court officially declared the Delft-based manufacturer and its parent company, Green Transition Alliance, insolvent on May 28, appointing a single […]